# S.D. Codified Laws § 55-18-5: Notice, service of process, and consent not required of certain persons

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C18_S55-18-5

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 55-18-5
- **Heading:** Notice, service of process, and consent not required of certain persons
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 55 / Chapter 18 / Section 55-18-5

## Text

Neither notice nor service of process on, nor consent to, any matter in any proceeding is required from:

(1) An unborn individual;

(2) An unascertained person;

(3) The potential appointee of a power of appointment;

(4) The potential taker in default of a general power of appointment;

(5) An uninterested beneficiary; and

(6) A person bound by a representative.

Notwithstanding subdivisions (1) and (2), if no interested beneficiary, or representative thereof, would otherwise receive notice or provide consent with respect to the matter in question, a representative of an unborn or unascertained person shall act pursuant to § 55-18-9 .

Notwithstanding subdivision (5), with respect to the matter in question, notice is required to, or consent is required from, an uninterested beneficiary who does not have a substantially identical interest with one or more interested beneficiaries.

Source: SL 2017, ch 208, § 5; SL 2018, ch 275, § 32.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-18-1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C18_S55-18-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-18-2 Application of chapter to proceedings involving persons interested in trust](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C18_S55-18-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-18-3 Effect of provisions of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C18_S55-18-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-18-4 Conditions under which representative may not bind person represented](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C18_S55-18-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-18-5 Notice, service of process, and consent not required of certain persons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C18_S55-18-5.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-18-6 Notice or consent respecting co-representatives](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C18_S55-18-6.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-18-7 Demand for notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C18_S55-18-7.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-18-8 Notice to Department of Social Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C18_S55-18-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-18-9 Persons who may bind others](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C18_S55-18-9.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-18-10 Disclosure of information regarding representatives](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C18_S55-18-10.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-18-11 Refusal to act as representative](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C18_S55-18-11.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-18-12 Petition for advance approval of action](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C18_S55-18-12.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-18-13 Representative with conflict of interest](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C18_S55-18-13.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-18-14 Disclosure of conflict of interest by representative](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C18_S55-18-14.md)

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